Box Joint jig

Well, I’ve got my jig to make box joints! Bought the plans from John at ibuildit.ca. This was definitely different than the plans that I used from the Wood magazine. Took me awhile to wrap my head around the different methods, but with a few ‘oopps’ and ‘drats!’ I muddled my way through. A lot more complicated than I had thought. Used up a lot of my scrap plywood, so the jig only cost me the cost of the plans. As you can see from the last picture, I was able to make a box 5 minutes after my jig was completed! It’s not the best box at the moment but I just wanted to see if all the joints fit….and they did….now, for some serious box making. I’m sure you’ll be seeing a few boxes in the near future….

How did you cut the division bar? On his video, he just says to move the rip fence 1/4” each time to cut the notches. However, if you could move your fence exactly that much, every time, you wouldn’t need a jig to cut box joints – you could just cut the joints.

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JJ…..I cut the division bar on my table saw…..check his videos again….somewhere there. he shows how to mount it on a board, then cut 1/4” slots….works pretty slick….you can make it out of either aluminum or wood. I used 1/16” aluminum strip.